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Age
|
77.4 (8.4) (range 65-107)
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Sex
|
|
Male
|
2673 (55.9)
|
|
Female
|
2110 (44.1)
|
|
Race
|
|
Black
|
971 (20.3)
|
|
Asian
|
388 (8.1)
|
|
White
|
2267 (47.4)
|
|
Other
|
971 (20.3)
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Not available
|
186 (3.9)
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Hispanic/Latino
|
716 (15.0)
|
|
Not Hispanic/Not Latino
|
4067 (85.0)
|
|
Insurance
|
|
Medicaid/Uninsured
|
308 (6.4)
|
|
Medicare/Private Insurance
|
4475 (93.6)
|
|
Comorbidities
|
|
Diabetes Mellitus
|
1749 (36.6)
|
|
Hypertension
|
2924 (61.1)
|
|
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
|
415 (8.7)
|
|
Interstitial Lung Disease
|
265 (5.5)
|
|
Asthma
|
239 (5.0)
|
|
Cancer
|
419 (8.8)
|
|
Coronary Artery Disease
|
261 (5.5)
|
|
Atrial Fibrillation
|
713 (14.9)
|
|
Chronic Kidney Disease
|
787 (16.5)
|
|
Dementia
|
629 (13.2)
|
|
Body Mass Index
|
|
Underweight (below 18.5)
|
104 (2.2)
|
|
Normal (18.5 to 24.9)
|
1016 (21.1)
|
|
Overweight (25 to 29.9)
|
1242 (26.0)
|
|
Obese (30 or above)
|
983 (20.6)
|
|
Missing
|
1438 (30.1)
|
|
Comorbidity Index*a
|
3.4 (SD 2.9) (range 0-20)
|
|
Residence Prior to Admission
|
|
Home
|
3769 (78.8)
|
|
Facility
|
1014 (21.2)
|
|
Advance Directives
|
|
Early DNRb (within 24 h of admission)
|
279 (5.8)
|
|
Severity of Acute Illness
|
|
Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS)
|
3.7 (2.0)
|
|
Oxygen Therapy on Arrival
|
|
None
|
980 (20.5)
|
|
Nasal Cannula
|
3133 (65.5)
|
|
Nonrebreather
|
453 (9.5)
|
|
Mechanical Ventilation
|
217 (4.5)
|
|
Hospital Outcomes
|
|
Length of Stay (days)
|
9.9 (9.5)
|
|
Median (days)
|
7
|
|
Hospital Mortality
|
1738 (36.3)
|
|
Discharge Disposition
|
|
Home
|
2011 (42.1)
|
|
Facility
|
1034 (21.6)
|
|
Expired
|
1738 (36.3)
|
|
30-Day readmission
|
325 (6.8)
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